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#BCBBCB Blue Haze

#BCBBCB is a light gray named Blue Haze. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.3% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(188, 187, 203)). Its HSL value is 244° hue, 13% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BCBBCB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.11:1.

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Variations of #BCBBCB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BCBBCB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BCBBCB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCBBCB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7BCCB
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BDCC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9BCCB
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7BCCB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9BCCB
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B9BDC0
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBBCC6
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBCC0

#BCBBCB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.89:1 Very poor#BCBBCB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.11:1 Very good#BCBBCB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBBCB in CSS

/* Blue Haze */
.color { color: #BCBBCB; }
.background { background-color: #BCBBCB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCBBCB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 187 203);
color: hsl(244 13% 76%);
color: oklch(0.798 0.022 288.8);

#BCBBCB FAQ

What color is #BCBBCB?

#BCBBCB is a light gray. Its closest named color is Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BCBBCB?

#BCBBCB is rgb(188, 187, 203) in RGB, hsl(244, 13%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBBCB?

The complementary color of #BCBBCB is #CACBBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBBCB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBBCB: 11.11:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBBCB a warm or cool color?

#BCBBCB is a neutral color.